Ukraine strikes three Russian oil refineries and gas chemical complex

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said Ukraine resumed strikes on Russian oil refineries on Friday, October 30, attacking three refineries and one gas chemical complex, with minor damage reported at one site. Novak did not specify which facilities were hit, but earlier reports from the Astra outlet and Ukrainian monitoring channels cited witnesses describing strikes on the Novokuibyshevsky refinery in the Samara region, which produces jet fuel for the Russian military. Residents complained about the absence of an air raid alert, with a governor's notification arriving nearly two hours after the attack began. Ukraine has not officially commented on the strikes. The Novokuibyshevsky refinery, part of Rosneft's Samara group, has an annual capacity of about 8.8 million tons of oil and produces over 20 petroleum products, including jet fuel.